VI.            Read the following passage and do the following exercises.

The three Rs: • Reduce: Use fewer products and create less waste; • Reuse: Find a new use for old products; • Recycle: Turn plastic waste into something new.

To make life convenient, many disposable products are made, such as plastic bags and containers. As a result, huge amounts of plastic are thrown away every day, creating a big environmental problem. To solve this problem, we recycle or reuse plastic waste. Here are some examples of amazing, creative ways of recycling and reusing plastic.

In Taiwan, there is a building called the EcoARK. Three hundred tons of plastic waste were made into 1.5 million bottle-shaped bricks to build it. The plastic bricks, despite their light weight, are designed to survive earthquakes and typhoons.

Another amazing example of recycled plastic is a bridge in Scotland. It’s the world’s longest plastic bridge. Fifty tons of plastic bottles and containers were used to make it. It is so strong that it can hold 44 tons of people and vehicles. In addition, it doesn’t rust or need regular painting.

There is also a sailboat named Plastiki. It was built from about 12,000 plastic bottles and weighs about 9 tons. It sailed all the way across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney! The purpose of the journey was to make people aware that millions of tons of plastic are floating in and polluting the ocean.

Next time, before you throw away something plastic, see if it can be recycled, or think of a creative way to reuse it. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a big creation like the examples above. There are many simple, useful things you can do. For example, you can punch little holes in the bottom of a plastic bottle and use it to water plants. Or you can cut a bottle in half and use it as a hand shovel. Why don’t you try to come up with some creative ideas of your own?

1.     What is this passage mainly about?

A. effective methods of cleaning up trash                             B. problems caused by disposable products

C. ways of reusing and recycling plastic waste                      D. new materials that are stronger than plastic

2.     Which was made of 12,000 plastic bottles?

A. EcoARK                          B. Plastiki                                  C. a hand shovel                   D. a bridge in Scotland

3.     Which is true about EcoARK?

A. The bricks look like bottles.                                              B. It can’t survive earthquakes.

C. The bricks are heavy and strong.                                     D. It can hold 44 tons of people and vehicles.

4.     What can be inferred about the plastic bridge in Scotland?

A. It was very expensive to build.                                         B. It is only used by people and bicycles.

C. It will soon be replaced by a longer bridge.                       D. It is easier to maintain than metal bridges.

5.     Which can replace the word “creative” in line 5?

A. productive                       B. manageable                          C. imaginative                     D. portable

VI. Read the following passage carefully, and then answer the questions.

  We send young people of different nationalities on expeditions around the world. Our volunteers get the chance to work with local people to learn about different cultures.

  There are ten expeditions every year. Each expedition lasts for ten weeks and takes 150 volunteers. They go to countries such as Chile, Namibia, Mongolia and Viet Nam. Some of our volunteers work with local people to provide facilities, for example, building schools. Others work in national parks or help scientists to do environmental research.

  These adventurous, young people come from all over the world. To become a volunteer, you have to be between 17 and 25; you have to speak some English and you also have to be enthusiastic, flexible and hard-working members of a team.

1.Who goes on the expeditions?

2.How many expeditions are there every year?

3.How long does each expedition last?

4.What do the volunteers help scientists?

5.Which language must we know to become a volunteer?

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VI. Read the passage and choose the best option to answer to each of the following questions: (1.0p)

ANIMATION

The theory of the animated cartoon was introduced before the invention of the cinema by half a century. When working to create conversation pieces for Victorian shops, people discovered the principle of persistence of vision. If drawings of stages of an action were shown in fast succession, the human eye would perceive them as a continuous movement.

One of the first commercially successful devices, invented by the Belgian Joseph Plateau in 1832, was the phenakistoscope, a spinning cardboard disk that created the illusion of movement when viewed in a mirror. In 1834, William Horner invented the zoetrope, a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures. The Frenchman Emile Reynaud in 1876 adapted the principle into a form that could be projected before a theatrical audience. Reynaud became not only animation’s first entrepreneur but also the first artist to give personality and warmth to his animated characters.

1. What is the passage mainly about ?

A. Early history of animation B. the reason why animation is popular

C. The invention of Jeseph Plateau D. The first animation’s entrepreneur

2. When was the theory of animation developed ?

A. after the introduction of the cinema B. in 1832

C. about 50 years before the invention of the cinema D. in 1876

3. What happens to human eyes when pictures of the stages of an action were shown in fast succession ?

A. They will find the pictures move vivid B. They can not see the pictures

C. they will perceive the pictures as normal

D. They will see the pictures as a continuous movement

4. what is a phenakistoscope ?

A. a popular form of entertainment B. a spinning cardboard disk

C. a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures D. a collection of Victorian drawings

5. Who is NOT MENTIONED as an inventor of an animation- making device ?

A. Victoria B. William Horner C. Emile Reynaud D. Jeseph Plateau

VI. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

New Zealand is a small country in the southern Pacific Ocean. There are two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, as well as many smaller islands. New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size as the United Kingdom.

Maori people arrived from the Pacific in the 10th century, and by the 12th century there were many Maori settlements along the coasts of New Zealand. The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, which means ‘the land of the long white cloud’. Seven hundred years later, large numbers of Europeans started to settle in New Zealand. According to Government figures, the population of New Zealand in 2015 was over four million, and of these, about 75 percent lived in the North Island.

There are four main cities. Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a population of over one million people. Auckland's population includes many different nationalities. For example, there are large groups of European, Maori, Pacific Island, Chinese and Indian people. Together with other smaller groups, they make Auckland an interesting and exciting place to live.

Although Wellington is the capital, the centre of government, it is smaller and quieter than Auckland with a population of 350,000. The main cities in the South Island are Christchurch, known as the Garden City, and Dunedin, which is often compared to a small Scottish city.

26. Where is New Zealand located?

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27. When did Maori people first come to New Zealand?

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28. What does “Aotearoa” mean?

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29. Where do most New Zealanders live?

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30. Why is Auckland an interesting city?

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VI. Read the following passage. Match the paragraphs with the headings.

TEENS’ SOURCES OF STRESS

•    In adolescence, teens experience so many physical and psychological changes that they may not know how to deal with. Many boys feel obsessed with their voice or appearance. Girls feel annoyed with unwanted spots on their faces. _____

•    As teens reach adolescence, they have more friends and come in contact with many more people. They now have to learn to interact socially and they may find it is not easy to adjust in the complicated world or to gain social acceptance. ______

•    Many teenagers start to have emotional feelings for another boy or girl, or feel the need to be loved. If a teen fails to get love from the one he/she likes or loves, they may find it is hard to get over the painful

experience. ______

•    Pressures to do well academically can be a source of stress. If teens are academically strong, they can perform well. If not, they suffer from endless stress. ______

•    Being under pressures of a number of things, teenagers become constantly anxious. If they are unlucky to fail in anything, they may fall into the feeling of self-doubt and low self-esteem. ______ List of Headings 

•    Academic stress 

•    Low self-esteem stress 

•    Stress due to physical or physiological changes 

•    Social stress 

•    Stress due to romantic relationships 

VII. Reading and do the tasks.

1. Read the following passage and decide whether each of the statements is TRUE or FALSE.

Rio Carnival in Brazil is the biggest festival in the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world visit the city Rio during this festival. They dance wildly and watch parades and samba dancers. The Rio Samba parades are the main attraction of this carnival. Competing samba schools in Rio spend the whole year preparing for the parades. Each school chooses a social or historical theme and they design their costumes and music based on the theme. After the performances, a winner will be announced.

Statements True/ False

1. Rio Carnival is a festival that takes place every year.

2. Only local people are allowed to join the event.

3. There is a competition for samba schools.

4. Samba schools have different themes.

5. Samba schools are not quite serious about the parades.

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D

Videos can be very useful. Most banks and stores have video cameras. They protect the premises. When there is a robbery, the police can often identify the robbers in this way.

          Videos are very useful in education. Many schools use them as teaching aids. You can take an university courses at home with the help of a VCR (video cassette recorder). In the future, they will be more important in education.

          Videos are very important in the music industry. You can now buy VCDs (video compact dis) in many countries in the world. They play music and show video images at the same time.

Question 1: What are very useful in education.?

A. Videos             B.   Games                     C. Music              D. Money

Question 2: What do many schools use videos as ?

A. singing aids     B.  studying aids            C. teaching aids  D. working aids

Question 3: Are videos very important in the music industry?

A. Yes, they are.  B. No, they aren’t.             C. Yes, there is.    D. No, there isn’t.

Question 4:   Do they play music and show video images at the same time?

A. Yes, they are  B.  Yes, they do.       C. No, they don’t.         D.  No, they aren’t.

22. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the question below. *

40 điểm

A. a bus

B. a bicycle

C. a car

D. motorbike

20. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18- 21 *

30 điểm

A. four days

B. four-day

C. fouth day

D. four-days

18. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18- 21 *

30 điểm

A. believe

B. regard

C. consider

D. hope

23. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the question below. *

40 điểm

A. a police

B. a car

C. a passenger

D. an ambulance

19. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18- 21 *

30 điểm

A. with

B. in

C. of

D. at

21. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18- 21 *

30 điểm

A. built

B. build

C. to build

D. building

25. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the question below. *

40 điểm

A. fast

B. slowly

C. carefully

D. well

24. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the question below. *

40 điểm

A. arm

B. head

C. leg

D. shoulder

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VI. Read the following passage carefully, then make questions from the suggestions and answer them.

We can develop alternative sources of energy, and unless we try we’ll never succeed. Instead of burning fossil fuels we should be concentrating on more economic uses of electricity, because electricity can be produced from any sources of energy.

If we didn’t waste so much energy, our resources would last longer. We can save more energy by conservation than we can produce for the same money. Unless we do research on solar energy, wind power, tidal power, hydroelectric plants our fossil fuels will run out and we’ll all freeze or starve to death.

Many countries are spending much more time and money on research because the energy from the sun, the waves and the winds last forever. We really won’t survive unless we start working on cleaner and safer sources of energy.

1.      What/ electricity/ produce/ from?

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2.      What/ happen/ if/ we/ not waste/ so much/ energy?

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3.      What/ happen/ unless/ we/ do research/ solar energy/ other alternative sources/ energy?

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4.      Why/ countries/ spend/ much more/ time/ money/ do research/ energy/ sun/ waves/ winds?

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5.      What/ happen/ unless/ we/ start/ work/ cleaner/ safer/ sources/ energy?

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